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LITERARY REVIE\V. A LETTER to the Right Hon. Sir W. SCOTT, &c &c. M.P. for the University of Oxford, in AN , IWEIL to Mr. BROUGHAM's LETTER to Si,- SAMI.7E,L ROMILLY, upon the ABUSE of CHARITIES, and MINISTERIAL PATRONAGE in the APPOINTMENTS under the late Act.—Fourth Edition. The Bill proposed by Mr. BantiertaTst, nn Toe ABUSE op CHARITIES, was, in its original forma tion, so notch in the stile of - those sweeping inves tigations which took place in France during her de teStable Revolotion, and which ()Vert brew the most revered establishments, that it excited reasonable alarm among all friends to the British Con stitution. The Bill was judiciously altered and modified by the wisdom of the Legislature, bot it does not appear that any of the alterations were acceptable to Mr. BROUGHAM. That Gentleman seems to have been born with a Genius for:vexa tious en9uiries, and if his remedial propositions were to be at all times adopted, without revision and qualification, we should fear that all . the venerable establishments. in this country Would have reason to look with apprehension on his reforming pro pensities. We trust, however, that even such political zealots as this Gentleman will always he found among the opponents of Goveintnent ; for as they, like him, would possess talents and dili• gence, they sometimes might suggest useful en quiries, and their excesses would,. of course, be restrained by the prudence and vigour of the Legis lature. This Gentleman addressed a Letter on the subject in question to the late Sir SAmuFe lio mteey, a name never to be repeated without ,sin cere commiseration and s concern, in which he, as might he expected. resolutely vindicated his own propositions, and was by no means sparing in his censures on Government. The pamphlet, which, of course, had plenty of puffing in all the Party Prints, was at length, with the usual artifices, forced by them into so much notice, that it was calculated to make erroneous impressions on the Public ; and therefore a Gentleman of the Bar, as we understand, was induced to publish the present Answer to it ; and a more complete Answer, on any subject, we have hardly ever tact with. It is addressed to Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, SO distinguished a character, and so great an ornament to the country, that the Author could not have selected any individual to whom his, work would more properly be dedicated. We' know not why the Atithor should not have followed the example of Mr. BROUGHAM, in putting his name to his work, as it certainly does more honour to hint than time pamphlet to which it is an answer could possibly have rendered to the person who provoked it. But the anonymous Author must soon be discovered ; and we conceive that by this publication Ile has smoothed the road to his attainment of profes sional success and consequent elevation. As the appointment of Commissioners by THE CROWN was one of the griernnres of which Mr. BROUGHAM cutOpihitifyl, we shall, at present, extract the ob servations of the pruent Writer Ott that subject, and resettle our attention to this temperate, argu nouvfoive, and couvnicing pamphlet, on a future ant: eat iy opportunity. In the T.ctt , .!r to Sir Simnel Rutinlly, Mr. Brougham states, that in the Pill, as it. rust stood, the Commissioners were to ber named iii it, lint that the Alinisters olijecred to this nomi nation, and propos,l that the appointment shwild be vested in the Crown. T o this, adds Mr. Brougham, the Committee submitted, rather Gann assented. He then,procecds to vindi cate this nomination of the Commissioners in the body of the Bit. by the analogy of its objects with these of the naval and military Coinmission. But surely it cannot escape tirc saga- City of that Learned Gent killsn, that ti; ere is a very large and palpable ailFereuce het weer) an inquiry ivy the House into the proper expenditure of public 'money, granted by the lionise, and an inpi , ition it;t , thr proper administration of funds, in no way ci,ginaiing with the House ; and, in a great pro portion, totally ire rood the control!l of the lionise. in the first case, the House was only exercising, not only its acknowletLei, but its peculiar fin;ctions, that of super intending, audit mg, and controlling, all public account and accountants ; of seeing that what it had originally granted had been duly expended acid appropriated. The abuses of public charities might be as large and im portant as even public peculation's. Free-schools and alms houses nii,:ht be as ha , .ly administered as docks mid navy yards. But the supervision of them did not equally, and so peculiarly, belong to the House of Commons. The abuse of charities is properly all abuse of administration, and general civil econoaiy; as , uredly not of Parliamentary trrst. But it is unnecessary to say that all offices of administration are parts of the Supreme Magistracy of the Conntry, and as such belong to the Sovereign. His Majesty's Ministers, therefore, in this demand, only Maintained the prerogative of the Crown. They say,' that neither the functions nor objects of the Com missioa huhu:Ted to the distinct character of the House of Commons. 'lire estal.lishinent indeed of such a pi inciple might have been a public mischief. It inierposes a body be tween the Prince and the People. If tint precedent were esta blished, we might hear of these Commissions granted tinnier every alleged grievance ; and a Lind of Fritori, or Tribuni tial power, Would grow up, to participate in the executive functions, and to controul both Prince and people. His Ma jesty's Ministers, therefore, would have failed in their duty if they had admitted this encroachment on the rights of the Crown. The very appointment of the Commission is a prw sumptire accusation against all the charities in the Kingdom. The nomination of the Commissioners in the Bill would have been an implied suspicion of the justice and fair dealing of the Crown. It is an established principle of the Constitution, that the people should hook immediately to the Crown in all cases of mal-administration ; but it is the nature of such Commission] to exhibit (me or both of the [louses of Parliament as takin; the business out of the bands of the Sovereign, and execu t ing it by themselves. It is, in fact, pro tanto, a superseding of the King's authority. As his Majesty's Ministers were governed by these public principles, in reserving to the Crown the nomination of the Commissioners, so they acted only in conformity with the saute sense Ilf duty, when they resolved that this appointment by the Crown should be actually and nut merely nominally exercised ; and in pursuance of this purpose departed from the list already made by the Honourable Chairman, "to assist the Legi•lattire in its selection a." Nor could they think .that the Chairman hisno:elf (after a moment perhaps of per sonal soreness) would deem such an ordinary exercise of the prerazative to he unreasonable. They regarded the Coro-, mittee as a public investigation into abuses in which the instil have no distinct interest, and which admitted no room for jealousy. in some of the speeches in the House of Comrn a ni, indeed, the Committee had been compared with a Parliamentary inquiry into the expenditure of public money: hot the Ministers saw no analogy between an inquiry into the kooduct of the (Pieces of the Crown, and into that of the steward- and trustees appointed by individuals amongst the people l'nr the management of charitable trusts. There might be some je,..osetsy of the power and purposes of Ministers, whin,: the saona:t of inquiry was the conduct of, themselves or terms : il,tt to , ere could be no such suspicion where the in terests were so wholly remote. it was not therefore from personal hostility that they declined the proposed " selec tion)" of the Honourable Chairman, and deemed it their duty toluiske their own. They had no suspicion, they could have none. that 3.0 m -omission, proposed nominally fur such good public purpusrs, might be in Mot only one of those party in sr.ritwents by which Ministers and their friends were to be dexterously identified with all the detected abuses, whilst the e;orninirtee arid its active Chairman were to become the popu lar idols. as tie unwearied and limb:noted champions of re farm. Toe) , load not indeed to learn, that " private friend- • Vide page 7, Letter to Sir S. Romilly. TH COLONIES. PORT OrQUEBEC. ARRIVALS. Sept. 23, Brig Alexander, Morgan, sailed 7th September from St. John's, N. F. to Woolsey, Stewart, and Co. pork and ballast; passenger, Lieutenant Browing, 68th . . '' fit. —2-1. Ship Sovereign, Dawson, 56 days from London, to M. Lymburner ; ballast. —. Srhoorier Harmon, Milne, 17 days front St. John's, N.F. to Patterson and Weir; rniti, sugar, and coffee. - Ship Mary Anil, Jackson, 40 days Irons Bristol, to Ha milton, Brothers, and Co.; iron and ballast. - Brig Erato, Robinson, 40 days how Jamaica, Irvine and Co, i nrn, sugar, and molasses: passengers, Mr. M'Near . - and Mr. Small. Sept. 24, Brig Sir J. T. Duckworth, Prudden, 26 days from Berintrda, to Heath and Moir, rum and molasses; pas senger, Mr. John 'Presider. Intelli , ,,, , ence, boarded the hull of a schooner full of water in Lat. 45d. sm. could not find palms on board to trace who she might be ; saw the bodies of three men that had been drown- ed o n board; she appeared a new vessel, and a fishing . .. craft. - Sept. 99, Ship Highland Lad, Moore, 43 days from Liverpool, to J. Goudie ; bri'clis and goods. -----Brig Hero, Snook, 20 days from St. John's, Newtound land, to the Master, in ballast; passengers, Messrs. Brenan and D. - . - - -Brig Aun, Liston, 24 days from Halifax, to Irvine and Co. ballast; 30 settlers. Oct. 1, Schooner Two Friends, 15 days from Magdalen island l to Mr. Doucette, fish and oil, strips often blinfle3 very respectable persons in the Itepot;t , which they make," but they had yet to I , •arn, that the known eq"''Y and person a l cour t es y o f th e Honourable Chairman and iris friends could justify th e apprehension of any P"'- ceedings (i n any Commissio'n of which they might be mem bers) w ant i ng i n cand i d and cons i derate language to high characters and dignities t. Let the Honourable Chairman, therefore, satisfy himself that he and his House" list" were not rejected front any unfounded personal paftialities, and least of all from any illiberal suspicion, that, if nominated by the Crown, they could abuse the confidence and honour of its selection; and could give birth to any future report , or proceedings, which might unsettle public-and private pro perty, degrade and defame sacred and ancient institutions, and consnit any private and party piques at the expeuce of public interests and gentlemanly fairnesS. t Page 6, Letter to Sir S. Romilly. LONDON JOURNALS. [FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.] [Morning Chronicle.] It is reported that the Duke of Welling ton is to be offered the command of the •army in. the Ne therlands:, composed of Prusiiarys, Dutch, and, it is believed, Russians. It will be rememberesl, that we allowed by Treaty 75,0001, of the French con tributions to strengthen the Dutch . fron•ier. Tour nay, Mons, and other fortresses, were to be placed in a state of pet fect repair, and estial to resist 'open trenches. We are. intormedwiThre spect to t he' application of thissktin, that the out works of Mons are scarcely half completed, and t that Tout nay could snake no resistance against a c orp s without artillery. We Dame these places, because they are the most important, and con secineatly most likely to arrest attention. [; lonting Herald.] E QUEEN. " Kew, Eight o'Cloiih, Nov. G. " The Qieen, we nre sorry to say, experienced another aleirrning attack last night. • " The Prince Regent was about to return to town soon after ten o'clock, but her Majesty grew so materially worse that his Royal Highness lengthened his stay, and waited an alteration wit the utmost anxiety. Both the Physicians were in attendance, and also Mr. Brande. Her Majesty suffered dread ully from the violence of her cough, and great apprehensions - were entertained lest the agitation it occasioned should induce those alarm ing spasms to which her Majesty has, of late, been: so subject. Her Majesty was also greatly dis tiessed by painful tension on the side, a symptom that is invariably brought on. by paroxysms of . coughing, and is often so intense, as to cause' extreme, difficulty of respiration. For an hour or two, she laboured under, these symptoms in: great pain ; tit, at length, by the free use of the warm bath for the extremities, and topi cal foment ations, ,the irritation subsided, and the' Royal Sufferer, alarmingly exhausted, gradually sunk into' that almost unconscious state, which has uniformly succeeded these attacks. During: the paroxysm, a report was made to the Prince Regent, every half hour ; and about midnight his 'Royal Highness, after conferring with the Phy sicians, took leave of the Princesses, and set out o❑ his return to Carlton-house. Throughont tl►e: remainder of the night her Majesty had frequent; but ►ess violent attacks. " During the day hourly dispatches were sent to the Prince by grooms of the Royal Establishment; relieved occasionally by orderly men of the 19th Lancers.• " Up to a late honr, her Majesty remained dreadfully exhausted, and in great pain. The Prince Regent has not visited her Ma jesty to-night ; but his Royal Highness sent an express to receive the last report for the evening from the Physicians." _ _ [The `Times.] A meeting, we perceive, has taken place at Rochester, the object of which is to make out Lord Binning's election for that Borough illegal, on account of his Lordship's being the eldest son of a Scotch Peer. The meeting appears to us to have been wholly in error upon this 'point. The eldest son of a Scotch Peer was ineligible to represent a Scotch borough in the Parliament Of that king dom; and by an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland, %vhich is recited and ratified by the Act of Union, sth of Queen Anne, cit. 8. see. 12., it is enacted, that none shall be capable of representing a Scotch borough in the British Parliament, %vl►o was not before capable of re presenting it in that of Scotland. Hence the . eldest sot► of a Scotch Peer cannot represent a Scotch shire or burgh ; but there - is no law to, disqualify him from sitting for an English shire or borough. See Hassell, vol. ii, p. IS, text and notes :—" 'This question,'' he says, "is now set at rest." It is futile, therefore, in the electors Of Rochester to try to distUrb it. It is reported that great alterations are, about to rake place in the operative departments of the Court of King's Bench. The Honour able Mr. Law, son of Lord Ellenborongh, is to be removed from his situation 6f Clerk at Nisi Print, to make way for a son of the new Chief Justice ; and the Secretary, whose situation has hot hitherto been considered us contingent upon the person of the first Judge of the Court, is also to be displaced, to make way for a dependant of the new Chief Justice.—(lbid.) Fort THE SUN. UNITED STATES AND BRITISH COLONIES. Mn. - EDlTOR,—Having a peisonal knowledge of the United States, I derive considerable amuse ment from every thing respecting them ; but more especially from the lucubrations of the five recent i y writers, BRISTED, BIRKBECK, CORBETT, FEARON, and JAMES—men who have individually observed and judged of America under a specific difference of sentiments and views, but whose united testi monies, in points where they do unite, ought to he considered as the standard of truth, and will .be by all but those who are determined to be blind to every thing except their own prejudices. The impartiality of the first on the list, BRIS TED, may by some be doubted, as he is an Eng lishman but then, as he was resident in America when his work was first published, we may ven ture to surmise from what he does tell, that he could have told more, not of the most flattering nature to the vain inhabitants of that Country, had not pruderiiiiirmotives restrained him., His object he states to be to give an outline.of the physical, intellectual, and moral character, capa city, and resources of the United States ; - and . his execution of that plan cannot fail to he. import ant to the politician and the man of letters ; nay, even to farmers, manufacturers . , and all likely to become emigrants, hut who are, no doubt, more caught by the speCious descriptions of the second, BIRKEEDK, tvikg•yisited America as an erskliusiasr, and settled in itaa an ttolinsiast y ;hough Isis last work on the Illinois cannot fail to convince every thinking person that experience has convinced him of the folly of seeking happiness, or even comfort, in a transatlantic desert. Even CouBETT's flowery melange is completely at variance, in its facts, with the sentiments which that versatile personage wishes to inculcate. In deed 1 am in daily expectation of another 'of his changes, and of perusing a work from his pen which may, perhaps, contain some truth, at,d be a complete refutal of his one year's residence, with all its wonders. FBAHoN appears to have possessed all the en thusiasm of BIR'KBECK ; the partiality, not to say prejudice, of COBBETT ; and the turn - for ac curate observation of BRISTED. He also pos sesses candour and liberality to tell the truth ho nestly, even when seemingly holstering up. his old opinions, and, therefore, we Must not blame him if be is not yet himself aware of his new ones, though they speak out in every page of his book. But that book is most valuable ; and I do not scruple to aver that Ministers would do an essential ser vice to the community were they to purchase Mr. EaanoN'S copy-right, print off at least 100,000 copies, and distribute them for sale, at the price of half-a-crown, or eighteen pence; throughout the Empire. To those who stay at home, but who fear an other contest with America, James's work cannot fail to give confidence whilst imparting truth.— Blit-this latter-work is purely military and naval; yet the facts it contains are highly important.— Balsa's') touches slightly on that subject ; but he asserts what I believe remains yet to be proved, " that the American crews were superior to - those of the British Navy." That they were:more nu merous in proportion to the size of the ships I will not deny ; but the general claim of superio rity is another point. The fact is, however, that the British Officers and men, at the commence ment of the contest, despised the American ships too much. They remembered the lengthy story of the Yankee Captain who engaged the French La Vengeance, with his " long spy-glass," and his " long speaking-trumpeL" They remember ed the Little Belt and ilio.Chesapeitke! So that the smallest frigate in the BritistrNavy' would not have scrupled to run .the heaviest. Ame rican. But these ships were so high , out .of the water, that an English frigate, at half:pistol-shot, could not tire upon herdecl4,` . .but atnongst her. ivater•casks,'whilst the American fired dosv►l.upon her ; and if engaging at a distance, and shot for s`►ot had told equally,,, the' Ainerieans were so over• rigged , nd . the EnglislG,through 'n.listak'en idea of neatness, _so. _ontler-rigged; t 1 t a'fter half an hour's action the Yankee would have' more rigging left : standing than the Etiglish went into action with.. Oleourse the capture or de ? struction . of every English ship was-preceded by the , fall of her 'mists, by, which . Sliebecarne un managable. . This error. will,, .1 hope, in future be guarded against ; and now we have only to investigate the probable 'COnsequences of the American "restrictions: Let us then examine what are the indispensable supplies from the United States,' in lumber and provisions. As for lumber, whether in square o r scantling timber, in plank, Or in shingles, we may receive a - lull supply from Canada and Nova Scotia,'at a cheap freight too, if our light outward bound ships were to call in the St. Lawrence on their passage oat. Staves and hoops may be Bqt-tally supplied, with the exception of white oak staves, which are con sidered as indispensable for rum casks. I doubt the fact however. France is not indebted to America for her brandy casks. As for provisions, they may also, be obtained from Canada and Nova Scotia, with cool from Newfoundland, herrings lions our own coasts, beef and poi k from Ireland, and flour from Eng land, if it be true that here the Agriculturist cannot find a market. All these may be sent out at half freight or less in our own West Indiatnen. The only thing wanting then is mill timber, and of that an inexhaustible store may be found, for the cutting down, in the Isle of Bieque, or Crab Island, off the S. E. end of Porto Rico. I know it well, it is almost unclaimed by Spain, for it wants water, except what is brackish. Cultiva tion therefore is impossible, or nearly so ; but as a depot for mill timber, England should at once negociate for it, or at least include it in the whis pered negociation for Porto Rico. But t Sir, 1 fear that we shall not have an op. portuntty of improving our own American Colo nies by a stoppage of Yankee exports. _ . . The Western States must find a vent for their produce, and will never cheerfully consent to the modern syit ern. The markets at New Orleans will supply the West Imlics in spite of gulations or else the Western Terri t— d S t , form a new Republic. Let the wise"e"s6all Washington then beware. We can sl °sl l - 013 0 markets for our own IVest India produce. ~,011 Yankees do not purchase our molasses , " rc iare distil them at borne. If they do 1 10 t P (1 1; - it a t our rum-; we can find those who will drir f a ct, home, or orn the Continent of Europe. P n i o noo f though temporary. inconvenience mos t their new regulations, they will only to our bests cards for us, and force us ourso%o give that stimulus to our shipping inter es To ' ce. our present commerce is not sufficient to•P r ; l4 o.. I trust, that both Ministers and people ' 1 7 1 60 sider this matter coolly and rationally, ro concession will be as little thought of bi tPe (I • as despondence by the other. GNOTE /S. I --1. .THEATRICAL REGISTEI4:: Performed Last Night. . go" THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—The Road to tow. AO Dornton, Mr. H. Keinble ; Sophia, Mrs• Mar"ll. which (4th tine), Barniccide. THEATRE ROYAL, COvENT-GARDEN.—The it ivais' t r ;' l6s; thony Absolute, Mr. %V. Farren ; Lydia LangUl". Brunton. After which, The Critic. Ve.; `.• " MAILS. ARRIVED-2 Dublin, 2 Waterford, 1 Guernsey an d jerSefr 2 Hamburgb, 1 France. DUE—I Sweeten. . PRICE F STOCKS WEIN E Bank L. Ann. 19 15-16 01'1!; India Stock ........ 432 01 Ind E ia Bonds.. ..87s. 88$ ' FP x. Bills, 195. 215. 205.1 Cons. for Accou nt ..... THIS DAY AT T Bank Stock 2701 a per Cent. Red 7G 3 per Cent. 31 per Cent. 85i 4 per Cents. per Ceut. Navy Ann.lo7fin t o HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To-N-- rt. Of. aft / Morning, 16 minutes after 11. I Evening, 41 tninuL!>_....../ THE SUN. SOLEAI QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEA. LONDON, SAURDA, NOVEMBER 7, 1815 ' T Y t HER MAJESTY.---.Tile following .131.1"ei° issued this morning : " KEW PALACE , Nev. rept " The QUEEN has had another very 41 ' 144 0 night, and Her MAJESTY suffers this 111°10 • from the want of refreshing sleep. FR, 31111 (Signed) We received this morniligthe Paris Wednesday last. The Moniteur is en til4l : r ' 00 4 (with the exception of half a 0 1 ° 11 ' 1 0 - . 0 instructions from the Ministry of W ar , . I tit Prefects, for the execution in its dig erC . 7 o loi, tails of the Recruiting LaW. The 1 011°1/1- extracts . . mac ti# • " PARIS, NOV. 4.--Yesterday, after Pfv, AMbassadors and Foreign Ministers pa id tb spects to the King and Royal Farnil!' "'The King of Prussia, the Duke of oo t fro ° burg, and Prince Charles o f P r ussia, set . 0 %, this capital at 11 o'clock yesterday 0 10°1 or° " The Duke d'Angouletne is expected t 0 two° at Metz this day, and to rennin th ere ere bi ll three days, as also a t Strasburgh , ntb • Aft arrival is announced for the Bth or Ba s traversing the department s of Haut and (role his Royal Highness will visit the N°rthell'oes to tiers of France, and the , princ l P 3l P nor Flanders .and Artois. It is believed hispeeete Hi'g'hness Will return about the m iddle O f to tb ° her! His Roy a l Hi g h ness , o n his jour b 9 to° • *ed • Northern frontiers, will be accompar° •oil je of his Aides-de-Camp, MM. de gootagil ais t i Mantcaleu, and by Lientenant-General gag Inspector-General of Engineers. e " Yesterday some grand maneettvretshweirst,O; cuted -in. the plain of Grenobl e, by ` -e p,ol 4(11, and sth Regiments of Infantry °f ill : be P t Guards, the Foot and Horse ArtillerP ;ingot Ileg' and 2d Regiments of Cuirassiers, the 04 1 ° of Horse Grenadiers, and the flu r Gra t e under the command of the D u p e 01 tbe Monsieur, the Duke de Berry, a u( e lr Duke Constantine were present• l ean ° Gen era • oi a "The suit for calumny between . c o - ilk, Is (14 Colonel Fabvier, and M. Sennev a Sat ° °- on before the Correctional poli ce t next, the 7th inst. tof 05' o ar, "The Count de Casteja, Prefee de f oal° has received from General the Bar" Art ° / Anst r° ' d an official notification, that the tiout on co of Occupation under his orders in ij of t° ll Rhin, will have evacuated the teat by the 11th instant. , 13 NTS • es 1 , OC . FIVE PER C ssars ; the tab • Of ) f t T h Tuesday Ma D rc E h Fe lf3 R l B-8D • . gary state, • • 0 000000 22d Sept. 1917 ...... ... ...... C. been extremely STOCg'.7sf. 95ce: 42dtiMlaatarc.bhtti,:nle(81:168in'n,t.t.n.;g.n.e.o.dif:•• ......................................... le 2" Sept. 1818,. .......... ••7' f r om , VIENNA, OCT. 22.--The ac tha t , bp dor; ti t tie of excellent quality. The corn.berl-oec" teti . r been much more abundant than 1/85°4)04e Bavaria had t th e of ` R ` CARLSRUHE,OCT.29,...—VCIntiferOOOttr of Emptu.essssiacabrbrisvoerttl ohferenyuessstieor,(lo:o:fie Ode° Emperor of Russia, the Nil* . °i. ;fnuelcstie" "I‘ll3l —...ft is e^r (IP ' ,proociro.usliyiarrived be'rie•tbed tho .001 tr tivt itti cil i.i ve A ►tin t ii) co n , ) 11 3v Ike a/ Ind t,„, at •013, * Ord thri,s; k eer % eent blit ti *4 ; ita,ll7 • tell e a 4a y, day. at t , rl tick fr, ill Ik e 01 of W j